Prime Minister Yair Lapid made a historic appearance at an event organized by an Israeli LGBTQ organization on Saturday, the first premier to ever do so.
Israel Gay Youth celebrated 20 years since its inception.
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"Every person has the basic right to be a parent and start a family," Lapid said at the event. "The question is if most of the public is with us, why did all our bills on the matters fall or get stuck? Why am I the first Israeli prime minister to arrive at an event for the gay community?
"Our mission as people who believe in respect and equality for everyone is to yell and fight no less than the homophobes and racists. They are losing this war. They will remain racists and homophones, but their kids will no longer be," he added. "The Israeli government will stand against any display of violence or hatred against the [queer] community. No one has a mandate over your body and definitely not over your feelings."
Founded in 2002, IGY operates over 100 groups and clubs for teenagers across the country, working with at-risk youth, queer teenagers from the ultra-Orthodox and Arab sectors, and fights LGBTQ phobia.
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